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AB-2542 Voting: vote by mail systems. (2023-2024)



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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2542

Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey

February 13, 2024

An act to amend Section 19289 of the Elections Code, relating to voting.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2542, as introduced, Lackey. Voting: vote by mail systems.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to certify or conditionally approve any remote accessible vote by mail system before its first use in an election. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to make publicly available various testing, examination, and certification reports pertaining to a remote accessible vote by mail system, both before and after the decision to certify or conditionally approve the system, as applicable. Among these requirements, existing law requires the Secretary of State to make publicly available, within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, a full and complete copy of the certification report and all associated documentation, except as specified.
This bill would specify that the Secretary of State’s duty to make publicly available a full and complete copy of the certification report and associated documentation within 10 days after issuing and filing the certification decision and associated testing reports includes the duty to post these items on the Secretary of State’s internet website.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 19289 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

19289.
 Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public public, including by posting on the Secretary of State’s internet website, a full and complete copy of the certification report and all associated documentation, except that portions of the report or documentation that contain information that the Secretary of State determines to be confidential or proprietary shall not be made publicly available. The Secretary of State shall notify the board of supervisors and elections official of each county of the availability of the report and associated documentation.